diff --git a/headers/os/package/solver/Solver.h b/headers/os/package/solver/Solver.h
index 3a0520879a..068e4c5e39 100644
--- a/headers/os/package/solver/Solver.h
+++ b/headers/os/package/solver/Solver.h
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ public:
 
 	virtual	status_t			Init() = 0;
 
+	virtual	void				SetDebugLevel(int32 level) = 0;
+
 	virtual	status_t			AddRepository(
 									BSolverRepository* repository) = 0;
 
diff --git a/src/kits/package/solver/LibsolvSolver.cpp b/src/kits/package/solver/LibsolvSolver.cpp
index d56f725dfd..d0e2373b00 100644
--- a/src/kits/package/solver/LibsolvSolver.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/package/solver/LibsolvSolver.cpp
@@ -182,7 +182,8 @@ LibsolvSolver::LibsolvSolver()
 	fInstalledRepository(NULL),
 	fSolvablePackages(),
 	fPackageSolvables(),
-	fProblems(10, true)
+	fProblems(10, true),
+	fDebugLevel(0)
 {
 }
 
@@ -203,6 +204,16 @@ LibsolvSolver::Init()
 }
 
 
+void
+LibsolvSolver::SetDebugLevel(int32 level)
+{
+	fDebugLevel = level;
+
+	if (fPool != NULL)
+		pool_setdebuglevel(fPool, fDebugLevel);
+}
+
+
 status_t
 LibsolvSolver::AddRepository(BSolverRepository* repository)
 {
@@ -585,6 +596,8 @@ LibsolvSolver::_InitPool()
 
 	fPool = pool_create();
 
+	pool_setdebuglevel(fPool, fDebugLevel);
+
 	// Set the system architecture. We use what uname() returns unless we're on
 	// x86 gcc2.
 	{
diff --git a/src/kits/package/solver/LibsolvSolver.h b/src/kits/package/solver/LibsolvSolver.h
index ecb6168427..8f3a3da7c0 100644
--- a/src/kits/package/solver/LibsolvSolver.h
+++ b/src/kits/package/solver/LibsolvSolver.h
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ public:
 
 	virtual	status_t			Init();
 
+	virtual	void				SetDebugLevel(int32 level);
+
 	virtual	status_t			AddRepository(BSolverRepository* repository);
 
 	virtual	status_t			FindPackages(const char* searchString,
@@ -133,6 +135,7 @@ private:
 			SolvableMap			fSolvablePackages;
 			PackageMap			fPackageSolvables;
 			ProblemList			fProblems;
+			int32				fDebugLevel;
 };